Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1887-07-22
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Court August lst.
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started in HagerstOwn'
There will be a special meeting OF the
conneil next Monday evening.
rvcrrsion to Pen-Mar this morNinga at
,.renty cents for the round trip.
destruction given IN music by Miss
rannie Mcdaniel, pupil of Prof. Allen,
., the Peabody Institute, Baltimore.
, eampmeeting at Shenandoah juno
fou last sunday attracted numerous
.cololed people from shepherdstown and
vicinity.
The railroad bridge is so near compile
ion that large number of the work.
mon have left for other places where
work awaits them.
Old aunt Nelly" a colored inmate
If the County Infirmary, died at that in
.,irution Il week or so ago, at the adj
yapced age of LOG years.
We admit that the Martinsburg States
man is a capital paper, but we think that
,be REGISTER is just little the best
newspaper in this section.
Among the West Virginians who have
recently been granted pensions are Rich
ard W. Hoofer, of Harper's Ferry, and
James Zantz, of Martinsburg.
The Moler's Cross Roads Stock and
AGRICULTURAL Association will hold its
exhibition this year on Wednesday and
Thursday, September Sth and 9th.
The Miryire Milling Company have
amounted DR.. Z. c. Gaskell, of Cumber-
land, manager of that enterprise, in
Mace of Mr.. John W. Avirett, resigned.
A man named Ricketts,, aged twenty
i've wears, native of Virginia, attempt
ii 10 swim across the canal near Point
Of Rocks last Sunday and was drowned.
Watermelons and canteloupes have
made their appearance on the Shepherds
town market, and while they are still
pIeltv high they are cOrrespondingly
good.
The Western Maryland Railroad have
engaged Miss Alice Raymond, the cele-
braled cornet yirtuoso, to give series
Of free concerts at Pen-Mar Park every
afternoon.
The shipments Of coal from Cumber-
land by the canal last week aggregated
L7S2 tons. For the year lll,274 tons
heye been shipped, an increase of 81 ,297
tons over the same period last year.
The teachers examination for Jefler-
son county was held at Charlestown on
Wednesday. 1t was conducted by
County superintendent Schaeffer, Mr..
q. W. Banks and Mr.. 5. w. Lightner.
We are indebted TO Secretary Hollis
for premium list of the Shenandoah
Valley Agricultural Society for its 18th
annual exhibition, 20 be held at Win
chester October llth, 18th, 18th and l4th.
Mr.. John Hopkins, of Charlestown,
Tell from the top of telephone pole
near summit Point the other day, while
adjusting the wire. lie was badly
bruised and shaken up, but is able to be
about.
John IIoverstone, a brakeman on the
shenandoah Valley Railroad, was struck
hy the pilot aud thrown under an engine
at Mines, Va, on Friday, and instantly
Killed. Decreased was resident of
Mines.
The Potomac river has been at an eX-
tr,mely low stage of water, and has had
the effect of seriously retarding opera
;ion> at the Cement Mill. Boating OF
The canal has also been i:tcrfercd with
To- considerable extent.
William snyder, George Gross, Ever
Ell Gross, Of Sbarpsburg, and young
man named Poffenberger, OF RohrerS-
vile, Nd, went to Santa Barbara, CAL,
last week 10 work for Mr.. Geo. Barger.
He will pay them twenty-five dollars
per month throug hout the year.
We are sorry TO see that some OF our
exchanges are doubling the eel and
mushct story we published couple OF
weeks ago. We assure our editorial
brethren that it was true, and if they
want more evidence they can come To
Shepherdstown and see the musket.
Az ciforl-which will, we are sure,
be a successful One-is being made by
The members of the Episcopal cIurch
aud their friends to secure funds for the
ertcIium OF Il chapel at Dutlields. The
donations 80 far are quite liberal. y
very good site has been secured of Capt.
). ). Melvin, on the hill al this end of
the village.
Lightning killed cOlored man on
Dr. John Burrell's iarm, near Wildwood.
Clarke county. Saturday afternoon. lie
remarked just before he WAS killed that
hr Was to 20 to Cedarbush, and Ire did not
care il lightning did strike him lie
had just reached the Bush, and was In
lhc act of cutting shoestring with Il
Knife when the bolt descended.
Whenever you see girl OH the street
ON dress parade, taking short, dainty
STEPS, you can bet your bottom dollar
che has on one of those new-fangled ar
Engagements called a "retarder." It's a
Alnd OF mashed bird cage, bullying wire
arrangement, with leather check rein
and martingale attachments, which,
when properly adjusted, will reduce the
"a'ural stride to short, dainty step-so